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Fractures names
Types of fractures (fx)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jefferson fx | -comminuted fx of C2 ring |
| Avulsion fx | -small bone fragment is pulled off bony prominence by tension from attached ligament or tendon |
| Complete fx | -full break or disruption b/t 2 or more fragments |
| Comminuted fx | -more than 2 fx lines and more than 3 fragments |
| Open fx | -exposed to the elements |
| Open fx | -occurs in tibia, femur, radius, and ulna most frequently |
| Comminuted fx | -caused by direct or indirect forces -larger forces cause more fragments |
| Avulsion fx | -usually indicates more serious soft tissue injury |
| Greenstick fx | -partial discontinuity, a portion of the bony cortex stays intact |
| Greenstick fx | -commonly seen in pediatrics |
| Spiral fx | -caused by twisting force that rotates the bone around |
| Spiral fx | -occurs in long bones -sometimes mistaken for comminuted fx if only seen in one view |
| Blowout fx | -caused by strong object force hitting the eyeball, pushing the eye back -causes fatpad surrounding eye to break through the bone, usually through the orbit floor |
| Blowout fx | -hard to see radiographically due to relationship of orbital floor to maxillary sinus -best seen using CT |
| Burst fx | -unique fx of vertebrae -vertebral ring is broken and fragments move outward |
| Burst fx | -can be caused by diving into shallow water or other instance of something hitting the head -this can cause the first cervical to burst apart |
| Butterfly fx | -comminuted fx in which two fx lines form a V |
| Butterfly fx | -resembles a triangular fragment -one large fragment is usually detached from two other fragments |
| Compression fx | -fx of a vertebral body, usually the anterior section -caused by trauma or demineralization |
| Depressed fx | -bone section is pushed toward the center, similar to dent in ping-pong ball -usually located in skull or sternum |
| Transverse fx | -fx that is parallel to the transverse axis of the body -usually found in long bones |
| Pathologic fx | -caused by normal stress placed on an abnormal bone -such as bone weakened by cancer, osteomyelitis, Paget's disease |
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